Relationship to Federal Regulations - New Jersey

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) adopted by reference portions of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 107, 171-174, 177, and 178-180, as supplemented and amended, as well as applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

The New Jersey DOT exercises regulatory control over hazardous materials being transported by highway and rail modes. The New Jersey State Police enforce the hazardous materials regulations on the state roadways.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has jurisdiction over the transportation of hazardous materials upon the New Jersey Turnpike and may impose specific restrictions on such shipments.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey regulates the transportation of hazardous materials via vehicular tunnels and bridges between New York and New Jersey. The facilities to which these rules and regulations apply are the Lincoln Tunnel, the Holland Tunnel, the George Washington Bridge Upper and Lower Levels, the Bayonne Bridge, the Goethals Bridge, and the Outerbridge Crossing. The Port Authority references the regulations of the United States DOT governing the transportation of hazardous materials by highway and maintains specific tunnel and bridge restrictions for hazardous material transport.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the lead agency in developing and administering the hazardous waste management program within New Jersey.